Westlake Charter School – March 1, 2020

Enrichment Sign Ups: Enrichment sign-ups for our Spring session are live! Some classes begin as early as March 16th! So sign up now for our last session that will be offered this school year. Click HERE for the enrichment class offerings. The link at the top of the document will take you to the sign-up form. Scholarships are available! Email [email protected] with questions.

Advisory Fishbowl Parent Sign Up: Please join us as our 6th-8th grade students hold a discussion. On March 16th from 8:15 AM – 8:57 AM, you will join a small group of 6th-8th grade students and a staff member and engage in a guided conversation. Click HERE to sign up to be a part of this event.

Whole School Morning Meeting: Families are welcome to join us for our end of trimester Whole School Morning Meeting! At the Whole School Morning Meeting, we celebrate students and build community in the same way we do in class each day. 

• K-2: Wednesday, March 11th, 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM
• 3-5: Wednesday, March 11th, 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

BASE Newsletter: Click HERE for the March BASE newsletter to learn more about the awesome activities that will be taking place.

Canyon Creek: Conference week is March 9th – March 13th.  Remember, during conference week we will dismiss early to allow time to meet with each of our families – Kindergarten will dismiss at 1:00 PM and 1st–8th grade will dismiss at 1:30 PM. Our BASE program will be open after school until 6:00 PM each day. Click HERE to schedule your conference. Click HERE for instructions on how to sign up.

FREE Natomas 5K: Mark your calendar, April 25, 2020 for the Natomas 5K “Run for Their Future,”. All Westlake students AND staff will be sponsored by the The Inderkum family! This fun-for-all ages event will include vendors, entertainment, raffles, food, and so much more! Proceeds will be used by the Natomas Schools Foundation for college scholarships or computer grants to help students within Natomas Unified School District boundaries.

1. Click HERE to register your student
2. Enter/agree to the additional information on the registration page
3. Enter ‘WLC20′ as the promo code in the registration cart
4. Plan to meet at the Westlake table near the entrance of the event to pick up your race day WCS swag and a group photo! 

School Supplies and Field Lesson Donations: Great News Explorer families! Westlake Charter has already reached 81% of our School Supplies goal and 56% of our field lessons goal! Note: When you make a monthly donation, our grade level campaigns are credited for the entire year in advance on our goal thermometer! Keep up the great work, Explorer families! Click HERE to make your donation today!

WAVE: Don’t forget to click the WAVE tab for more details on; Glee Club National Anthem Performance, 2020 International Festival and WAVE Board Elections.

Glee Club National Anthem Performance: The Westlake Charter School Glee Club has been invited to sing the National Anthem at the Kings vs 76ers game at Golden One Center on March 5th at 7pm. All families are invited to purchase discounted tickets to the game and support our amazing Glee Club. Click HERE to buy your tickets today! The first 50 people to buy tickets using our unique link will be able to take a photo on the court after the game! 

March WAVE Meeting Cancelled: Due to the Glee Club performance at Golden One Center, the WAVE Meeting on March 5th has been cancelled. We hope you will join us for a Coffee Talk on March 20th at 8:30am and the WAVE Meeting on April 2nd at 6:30pm. 

2020 International Festival: Save the date for this Westlake Charter School favorite! The International Festival Committee is busy planning the event which is quickly approaching on April 4th from 3-6pm. We are in need of several committee positions including Dessert Walk Chair, Equipment/Supply Manager and Publicity Manager. Please email [email protected] to learn more.

Are you interested in hosting a cultural booth to share food, crafts or activities of your heritage? Please contact [email protected] for more information. The booths are truly the star of this incredible day!

Volunteer Hours Contest: It is time to log all of your hard earned volunteer hours for the 19/20 school year. The grade level with the most hours logged during the month of March will win a popsicle party or free dress for the entire grade. It doesn’t matter when the volunteer time occurred, just that you log it now. Do not forget to log hours for meetings attended, field lessons, at home prep work, coffee talks, WAVE meetings and so much more! Click HERE to log all hours at once in just a couple of minutes.

WAVE Board Elections: Are you interested in joining the WAVE Board? All board positions of President, Vice President of Business Operations, Vice President of Parent Participation, Treasurer and Secretary are coming up for election in April. If you are interested in learning more or finding out how to get involved, please contact Amber Hustead, WAVE President, at [email protected].

Kudos: Our Westlake Charter School Board of Directors is an all volunteer board comprised of teachers, parents and community members. This group is responsible for many of the amazing things in Westlake Charter School’s past, present and future. We are incredibly thankful for the extraordinary amount of time and hard work they commit to ensuring our mission is achieved and our students are successful.